Former professional cyclist Jan Bogaert has died at the age of 66 after a long illness. Bogaert was sometimes called the King of the Fair races, but his record among the pros also looks particularly good.
In 1990 he was even the international winner with 17 victories. In total, he won no fewer than 247 races in his entire cycling career, including many fairground races, but in his 15-year career as a professional he also achieved many prestigious victories. He triumphed, among others, in the E3 Prize (1982), the Scheldeprijs (1983) and Nokere Koerse (1984). Bogaert was also a man for stage races, with many stage victories and overall victories, including in Circuit Franco-Belge and the Driedaagse van de Panne.
Bogaert achieved his best result in a spring classic in 1983, with a 2nd place in the Amstel Gold Race. A year earlier he had already finished 5th in the Tour of Flanders. He also crossed the line in 5th place twice in Gent-Wevelgem.
